Alibaba launches new project, backed by $16.3b funding, to improve goods delivery in China
An Alibaba-led logistics network project was launched today in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, as the Chinese e-commerce leader seeks to boost the delivery of products purchased online
Illegal Chinese freight carriers banned
Viet Nam has banned trucks from China illegally carrying building materials from entering through Ha Giang Province
Investors Target Logistics Property in China
Industrial real estate is often seen as the least glamorous slice of the property sector…
China: E-commerce trumps retail
A recent report by McKinsey & Co. shows that e-commerce sales in China reached an estimated $190 billion last year, almost equaling the U.S. market as largest in the world.
US Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus Closes China Warehouse
The century-old US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus launched in China very quietly late last year after investing $28 million in Chinese site Glamour Sales.
Coca-Cola to invest further in China
Ahmet Bozer, president of Coca-Cola International, poses beside a vending machine in Beijing
Best Buy hires new CEO for its China business
Best Buy Co. Inc. might not be done with China just yet.
Caterpillar Settles With Principals Of Troubled Chinese Acquisition
Ever since Caterpillar jolted investors in January with a $580 million write down of a troubled Chinese acquisition, questions have lingered over its debt obligations.
Dangdang Announces First Quarter 2013 Results
Dangdang announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Fresh protests over Kunming plant
Protesters have taken to the streets of Kunming in China for the second time this month over plans for a refinery
Nike’s Beijing Flagship Store Replaced By H&M
Nike’s flagship store in Beijing Wangfujing’s shopping area, which is the company’s first flagship store in China, will be reportedly closed when its lease expires.
HK dockworkers accept pay offer, end 40-day strike
Hong Kong dockworkers have accepted a 9.8 percent pay increase, ending a 40-day strike that slowed traffic at one of the world’s busiest ports.
China factories should adopt point-of-use inventory
This month I want to think about one of those successful strategies: supply chain partnerships.
Hangzhou Welcomes First Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club, the membership store of Wal-Mart, has opened its ninth China outlet with a new site in Hangzhou.
Chrysler moves closer to restarting Jeep production in China
Chryslers Jeep is moving closer to resuming production in China for the first time since 2009, but that production will not reduce or substitute for Jeep production in the U.S.
Merck Opens US$120m Manufacturing Facility In Hangzhou
Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has opened a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, China.
Auchan already has as many hypermarkets in China as in France
A few days ago the group published its annual turnover which yielded a total increase of 7% over the last year, up to 60 billion Euro.
A glimpse into the Sino-North Korea border
When night falls on the Yalu River, neon lights decorating the China-North Korea Friendship Bridge, which connects Northeast China’s Dandong and North Korea’s Sinuiju
China Continues To Pour Money Into Interior Infrastructure
Beijing will rely more heavily on the cities along the western and central stretches of the Yangtze River.
Port operator HIT seeks to clarify ‘misleading’ ad from strikers
The strike-hit port operator placed its third advertisement in newspapers on Tuesday, saying it needed to offer “the truth behind twisted remarks” earlier made by the strike organiser
KFC makes most of its money in China, and now that’s a big problem
KFC is best known for serving fried chicken to Americans by the bucketful, but it actually makes most of its money in China.
Sourcing Product From China
This is part II of our series consisting of a law school paper by Daniel Reiter on the legal issues involved in sourcing product from China.  .
Feeling Glum About China? Look to the Car Lots
Amid a cloud of discouraging signs for the world’s second-largest economy, one potential bright spot has emerged in the recesses of China’s warehouses.
China retailers shift from ostentatious
The sweet, humid air and colourful stalls of the Laitai Flower Market are a lovely break from the grey, traffic-clogged streets of Beijing.
Western Retailers Look for E-Commerce Opportunities in China
Will a shift from a brick-and-mortar model to e-commerce be the answer to their woes?
33% of the World’s Goods Now Come From China
AsiaInspection announced recently the AsiaInspection 2013 Q1 Barometer, a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry.
China Factories Moving In Droves To Cambodia/Vietnam/Myanmar/Malaysia. NOT.
Ever since the New York Times did an article, Wary of China, Companies Head to Cambodia, on how companies are leaving China for Cambodia, there has been a whole host of media…
China introduces yuan freight derivative
The Shanghai Clearing House (SCH) has begun facilitating trade of forward freight agreements (FFAs) denominated and settled in the yuan.
Shippers to divert cargo to Guangdong to beat dock strike
Shippers have worked out a back-up plan to move Hong Kong cargo through ports in Guangdong with no end in sight to the Kwai Tsing dock strike.